“As you command, my lord.”
“That child, take care of her. Without leaving a trace… Right, disguising it as a fire would be neat.”
“Now… are you serious?”
“Yes, right now! Ah, since she’s inside the palace, release the assassination guilds I hired a while ago. You should be able to find her by tomorrow morning.”
“Yes, my lord.”
The knight immediately understood what Prince Tesler was saying and left the bedroom.
Duke Martens also easily guessed who the child that Prince Tesler wanted to eliminate was.
“Could it be… are you ordering the elimination of Prince Norton’s son at this moment?”
“Exactly, why?”
“Wow, my lord, is there no reason not to eliminate that child right away?!”
Prince Tesler, who was staggering, grabbed Duke Martens by the collar while sitting on the sofa and twisted his waist.
“You’re right. There is no reason to eliminate the child at this point, especially if things are going as planned.”
“But why…!”
“In such a miserable situation, there should be at least one thing that goes as I wish!”
That crazy bastard.
He’s crossing the line, Tesler.
Sweat formed on Duke Martens’ hands.
He had to inform Prince Norton immediately.
“That way, I might feel a bit better. Don’t you think so, Duke?”
The previously dilated pupils of Prince Tesler, who had been a bit drunk until a while ago, sharpened eerily.
“My lord, I will take my leave now. You seem to be quite drunk, so rest now.”
Duke Martens got up from the sofa.
To avoid giving off a hurried vibe, he deliberately acted leisurely.
“Sit.”
Prince Tesler pointed his finger at the Duke, saying, “Your mind is clear. Let’s have a glass of wine together. You have nothing else to do if you go back to your room, right?”
“It’s late.”
“Who cares if it’s late? Well, do you have anyone to meet at this hour?”
With his finger pointing towards a glass of wine, Prince Tesler handed it to Duke Martens.
“Let’s drink.”
The sound of wine glasses clashing echoed heavily.
‘I really should turn back.’
I need to inform Prince Norton of this fact quickly!
Today was a series of troublesome events.
Ideally, I just wanted to fall asleep like this and wake up a few months later.
‘As if my insomnia wasn’t bad enough… Wait.’
At that moment, Duke Martens recalled the fact that he had a bottle of powdered sleeping pills from the ‘Dignified Night’ clinic in his formalwear pocket.
After finishing the shower and sitting on the bed, he faced him.
From some point, Lionel developed a habit of kissing me on my forehead, nose, cheeks, and neck in order before lying down on the bed.
Most of the time, he kissed my skin with care and reverence, but occasionally, on days when he seemed dissatisfied with me, his lips carried some mischief.
Today was one of those days.
The forehead kiss was quite polite.
The problem started from the next.
He nibbled my nose slightly, then went down to my neck, gently biting and teasing me.
When I tried to move away, saying ‘Ah!,’ he started to gently explore my neck again, as if trying to appease me.
I ran my fingers through Lionel’s hair and caressed it affectionately.
Upon this, he looked up with an expression that he couldn’t endure anymore and forcefully pushed his lips between mine.
The more our moist lips entwined, the more intense the thirst became.
Desiring to lie down on the bed quickly, I wrapped my arms around his neck, leaning back to shift my weight, relaxing my body.
However, just before my nape touched the pillow, Lionel, who had untangled his lips, straightened me up on the bed.
He wiped his slightly trembling lips with the back of his hand and asked me with a stern tone.
“Zelda, who used to be the deputy empress, I have one question I’m curious about….”
When male lead is the homewrecker
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
I’ve read the novel below twice already. Girls, I’m highly recommending it to you!
The female lead? Not a good person.
The second male lead? Not a good person.
The male lead? Willingly plays the third party, breaking up the female and second male lead’s relationship despite all the warnings from his friends—so yeah, he’s definitely not a good person either.
Basically, nobody in this novel is simple-minded or without scheming.
The female lead starts off as the male lead’s secretary, but don’t worry—later on, she takes over the company while the male lead steps back to support her. He won’t steal her spotlight, overshadow her, or dull her shine.
I love novels where men are out here snatching wigs, tearing each other down, and going to war just to win the female lead’s affection. And this is exactly that kind of novel. Most of Hai Dai Ran’s works have this dynamic. You’ll see the male characters’ emotions being pushed to the absolute extreme.
There’s even a scene where the second male lead exposes the male lead online for being a homewrecker. The brotherhood immediately gangs up on him, dragging him through the mud. I find it compelling —it completely flips reality on its head, where usually, women are the ones fighting over a man and getting torn apart by the sisterhood.
For me, female leads in the novels I read should only struggle in their careers, not in love. But if the brainless romantics in the story are all men? I have zero complaints.
I’ve pretty much read all of Hai Dai Ran’s novels and even translated all of them—her works are just my thing. I’ll slowly upload everything here. One day, when my website is official, I hope I can invite her to join as one of the star authors.
Here’s the story synopsis:
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Intro 1:
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
With blood trickling from his clenched fist, Rong Xiu gazed at the woman before him, his eyes clouded with anguish. Hidden in the wardrobe, he had witnessed Fan Xia – the woman he desperately loved – in an intimate embrace with her fiancé. Yet his heart still yearned for her, defying all reason.
Fan Xia, the elegant and composed assistant, carried something mysterious in her eyes whenever she looked at her fiancé, Wen Lan Sheng. Strange occurrences began to surface – secret meetings with the young Gu Jin Yi, an unexplained withdrawal of 5,000 yuan… Then suddenly, her fiancé’s sister, Wen Jing, violently attacked her.
In this matriarchal society, Rong Xiu had risen to become the chairman of a powerful healthcare conglomerate, breaking through gender prejudices. But for the first time, he willingly stepped into the shadows as the other man, disregarding his friends’ warnings to become her secret lover.
Because he had discovered the truth – Fan Xia wasn’t the pure angel everyone believed her to be. And perhaps, he was the only one capable of helping her execute her mysterious plan…
Intro 2:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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